Professional Experience

Nordson, Amherst, Ohio

Supplier Quality Engineer, March 2016 – Jan 2021

•Develop positive relationships and effective lines of communication with suppliers: Partnership-oriented arrangements

•Help establish and deploy a Closed-Loop Quality Management Systems that integrates all process modules (Audit, Non-conformance tracking, CAPA and lastly Change Control) and ensures completion

•Manage the Supplier Quality metrics such as:

o Non-Conformance Tracking (MRB)

Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR)

Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA)

o Work closely with the Sourcing Group to establish and maintain a Supplier

Quality Scorecard (This is part of a bigger Supplier Scorecard that includes

Delivery, Cost, Partnership, Advanced Quality Planning and Quality)

o CM Quality scorecard

o Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)

•In tandem with the Sourcing Group, develop a Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) metric as a tool to help prevent quality issues or reassign costs such as Scrap, Rework and other less obvious ones to the appropriate cost center.

•Participate as a member of the Material Review Board to review and disposition Supplier Related Nonconformance Material Reports as required.

•Lead a monthly meeting to present the “Supplier Quality Pulse” to Management.

•Lead a weekly working meeting to review the status of the “Active Supplier Quality” issues.

Nelson Stud Welding, Elyria, Ohio

Manager of Quality Control, April 2015 - March 2016

•Managed and guided Quality Supervisors, Engineers, Union Inspectors and departments to establish quality standards that met: ISO/TS16949:2009, ISO9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 13918, ISO 18001, AWS D1.1, ASME NQA-1, Mil-std-24149/Mil-std-21952C.

•Performed internal and external audits while interfacing with suppliers and all levels of management.

•Managed and maintained the supplier product approval process to ensure suppliers met all applicable design and quality/compliance requirements.

•Ensured that product design specifications/requirements were effectively transferred to suppliers, and related manufacturing processes were verified/validated to confirm conformance.

•Performed PPAP, create Nuclear and Military document packages.

•Managed staffing needs and costs; identified, hired and promoted individuals with the right skills and competencies necessary to achieve superior results.

Invacare Corporation, Elyria, Ohio

Electromechanical Quality Process Engineer September 1995 - October 2011

•Developed and revised quality procedures, i.e. instruction sheets, checklists, and device history records per FDA standards.

•Managed field projects that involved teams up to 300 members.

•Provided assistance with the development of required quality planning documents to meet customer requirements and organization needs.

•Developed plans for product/process design, identify key characteristics, product/process improvements and feedback validations.

•Developed Control Plans that contained inspection, test methods and acceptance criteria.

•Developed internal training programs for quality inspectors.

•Established and implemented programs to support supplier quality.

•Development of Oracle based system (DHR to meet FDA requirements)

•Developed corporate returns department Accomplishments

•Developed an Oracle based program to handle device history records and nonconforming materials. System was developed to meet part 11, compliance for FDA.

•Developed an Oracle internal customer order form that promoted juts in-time manufacturing.

Lorain County Ohio Government

County Administrator, January 2021-August 2021

•Serves as the Chief Administrator Officer (CAO) of the county for the board of commissioners.

•Serves at the executive director for the Lorain County Land Bank board.

•Serves as the public spokesman when needed or required by the board of commissioners to deliver communications or responses.

•Directs, coordinates, and execute the activities and functions of the various county offices, departments, boards and committees when implementing the requirements of the county ordinances and polices.

•Assures the effective and efficient utilization of the county employees, funds material, facilities and time.

•Conducts research and provides report/summaries, which identify any federal, state, local and private grants for funding opportunities that align and help support the county commissioners’ vision and related strategies, goals, objectives, needs and prioritizations.

•Prepares financial forecasts, reviews financial reports, and provides supporting/correlating data for grants, contracts, and budget management purposes.

•Prepares the budget and provides systematic budget overviews for unified budgets and special projects requiring county fiscal support.

•Serve as a liaison between the county and outside funding agencies and groups.

•Responsible for all Human Resource oversight matters involving employees and related vendors (hiring and separations) on behalf of the board of commissioners.

Village of Grafton, Grafton, Ohio

Village Administrator, Jan 2015 - April 2015 (Full Time) - July 2015 (Part Time)

•Oversaw the day to day operations of Water Department, Waste Water Department, Electric Department, and Street and Maintenance Department.

•Developed 10-year capital budget for Public Utilities and Street and Maintenance department; administer operating budget including a volunteer fire department and full time police department.

•Project manager for a $7.5 million electrical system upgrade, $3.5 million waste water treatment plant upgrade, and a $1.2 million state route widening project.

•Negotiated contractual use of public utilities with various local, county, and state agencies.

•Negotiated four union contracts (three F.O.P. and one IBEW).

Environmental Guidance Inc., Amherst, Ohio

Environmental, Health and Safety Training Consultant, May 2014- Feb. 2015

•Inspected and evaluated the environment, equipment and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations and industry standards.

•Provided technical advice and guidance to organizations, instructing them on how to reduce workers comp incidents by improving ergonomics and safety training programs.

•Reviewed employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.

•Used Green Belt Certification to implement Lean Manufacturing standards.

Lorain County, Elyria, Ohio

Elected Lorain County Commissioner, January 2011 – January 2015

•Managed a $500 million budget for Ohio’s 9th largest county.

•Chief administrator responsible for creating and approving an annual county budget.

•Oversaw the hiring of county employees, negotiated and approved agreements between the county’s 22 unions and employees.

•Prioritized capital expenditures for infrastructural projects.

•Promoted economic development by working with businesses.

•Turned a $10 Million deficit into a $8 Million surplus in two years

Education:

Bachelor of Science - Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology.

The University of Akron - Akron, Ohio

Associates of Applied Science - Quality Assurance

Lorain County Community College - Elyria, Ohio

Additional Skills:

Green Belt Certification - Green Belt Certification, 2008

Economic Development, Strategic Planning, Budget Planning, Team Leadership, Staff Development, Project Management, Lean / Six Sigma, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, Process Control, Technical Trainer, Problem Solving.

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